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Eskom's Kusile power station
Kusile power plant project, South Africa – update
1st September 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

The temporary stacks being introduced at the Kusile coal power station, where three previously operational units have been out of service for ten months, have been built. 


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Baltica 2 offshore wind project, Poland
21st July 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Baltic 2 forms part of the Baltica Offshore Wind Farm, the biggest offshore wind project in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea. 


Deputy President Paul Mashatile
Business leaders voice pressing concerns to Mashatile
20th July 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Business leaders from various European companies stationed in Johannesburg had a chance to discuss their concerns about electricity, logistics, skills development and the long periods attached to... 


Eskom power station
Eskom Generation mulling concession models as it seeks to improve coal plant performance
13th July 2023 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom’s generation business is currently weighing various concession models as the utility assesses ways to improve the performance of its breakdown-prone coal-fired power stations in a context of... 


Industry welcomes back IFAT Africa trade show
13th July 2023

Messe Muenchen concluded IFAT Africa 2023 in Midrand this month, where around 6 000 representatives and visitors from the environmental technology sector converged to welcome the key event back... 


Harnessing Wind Power for a Sustainable Grid Expansion
12th July 2023

By Janek Winand, Managing Director South Africa, Siemens Gamesa South Africa’s energy challenges with daily power cuts and regular load shedding have put the country at a critical juncture, with... 


Power plant OEMs: Their role in improving performance of Eskom coal-fired power stations
3rd July 2023

Organised and hosted by: EE Business Intelligence Supported by: Babcock International Group, Siemens Energy and John Thompson – a division of ACTOM           


The problem with dogma
16th June 2023 By: Saliem Fakir

“Bad ideas matter. They have their own coherence and own power”. These words are attributable to Timothy Snyder, a US historian who specialises in the history of Central and Eastern Europe, the... 


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Manufacturing and rail services facility, US
26th May 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Siemens Mobility plans to build its ninth manufacturing site in the US. 


Image of Kusile power station, in Mpumalanga, South Africa
Kusile power plant project, South Africa – update
26th May 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

South African State-owned power utility Eskom is uncertain about the cost of permanent repairs needed at the Kusile coal-fired power station. 


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PRASA New Rolling Stock Acquisition Programme, South Africa – update
19th May 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Siemens Mobility has successfully completed the Gauteng resignalling project, which it has described as “the biggest signalling project in South African history”.  


Water treatment infrastructure
South Africa urged to consider greater reuse of water resources
10th May 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Water is an infinitely reusable resource and South Africa must pursue the treatment and reuse of its wastewater to unlock the benefit it will gain from having sufficient water resources available... 


Siemens technician working on new signalling systems for Prasa
Siemens Mobility ensures improved passenger safety with PRASA Gauteng resignalling project
10th May 2023 By: Darren Parker

Railway technology company Siemens Mobility has successfully completed the Gauteng resignalling project, which it describes as the largest signalling project in South African history. The project... 


Kavango begins drilling campaign at KSZ North in Botswana
10th May 2023 By: Darren Parker

Southern Africa-focused metals exploration company Kavango Resources has announced the start of a drilling campaign on its Kalahari Suture Zone (KSZ) North project, in Botswana. On May 10, the... 


Enlit Africa: Shedding light
Enlit Africa: Shedding light
4th May 2023

May is National Energy Month and, from 16 - 18 May at Cape Town’s International Conference Centre, speakers at the Enlit Africa conference will ignite conversations between delegates, as innovators... 


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Thor Wind Farm, Denmark
28th April 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

RWE plans to build Denmark’s biggest offshore wind power plant to date. 


HIF Matagorda eFuels Facility, US
28th April 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

HIF USA plans to build a facility to produce about 750-million litres a year of carbon-neutral petrol by 2027. 


CSIR appoints manufacturing industry advisory panel to match industry priorities
18th April 2023 By: Darren Parker

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has appointed a manufacturing industry advisory panel to align its manufacturing efforts with industry priorities. The appointment is part... 


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Nolans neodymium/praseodymium rare earths project, Australia – update
14th April 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Arafura Rare Earths has signed an offtake agreement with wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy for the supply of neodymium and praseodymium from the Nolans project. 


Another offtake deal struck at Nolans
11th April 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Rare earths developer Arafura Rare Earths has inked an offtake agreement with wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy for the supply of neodymium and praseodymium (NdPr) from the... 


Siemens Energy extolls benefits of solar thermal energy and storage solution
6th April 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Energy development company Siemens Energy on April 6 highlighted the benefits of its new solar thermal energy and storage solution, highlighting the potential it could have to “revolutionise” the... 


Image of Kusile power station
Kusile power plant project, South Africa – update
31st March 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Barbara Creecy has granted Eskom an exemption from certain requirements in terms of its application to build temporary stacks at Kusile. 


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Thor offshore wind power plant, Denmark
10th March 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Thor will be Denmark’s biggest offshore wind power plant to date. 


South Africa needs more wind power now to tackle its energy crisis (By Janek Winand)
8th March 2023

Investment in wind power is urgent and of strategic importance for the country’s sustainable present and future By Janek Winand, Managing Director for South Africa, Siemens Gamesa  “…Persistent... 


Image of offshore wind turbines
Thor Wind Farm, Denmark
3rd March 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

RWE Renewables plans to build Denmark’s biggest offshore wind power plant to date. 


A burst water pipe
Strategic Water Partnerships Network joins forces with Johannesburg Water to reduce consumption
27th February 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

To help reduce water consumption in Johannesburg by a targeted 37 123 megalitres a year, as well as narrow the current 31% water loss rate in the city, the Strategic Water Partnerships Network... 


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Global EV charging market to generate $300-billion by 2027 – research report
24th February 2023 By: Irma Venter

A new study from Juniper Research has found that revenue from electric vehicle (EV) charging will exceed $300-billion globally by 2027, up from $66-billion in 2023.  The report – ‘EV Charging: Key... 


Image of Kusile power station
Kusile power plant project, South Africa – update
24th February 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

The North Gauteng High Court, in Pretoria, has granted a preservation order freezing a slew of properties and vehicles allegedly bought from the proceeds of a corrupt tender at the Kusile power... 


AID Renewables
AID Renewables
10th February 2023

Established in 2004, AID Renewables provides expert training, services, and equipment for wind turbines, including work-at-height courses and personal protective equipment. 


Freeport Saldanha hosts discussion on public–private partnership opportunities in green hydrogen
8th February 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Public–private partnerships (PPPs) will be crucial in building awareness and implementing the broad array of mutual advantages between Namibia and South Africa that are needed for developing green... 


Image of igus harnessed hybrid cables
One cable for power and data
3rd February 2023

Motion plastics and cable manufacturer igus has introduced its new readycable hybrid cables, allowing one cable to be used for power and data, helping save installation space and weight. igus notes... 


Image of Eskom Kusile power station flue gas desulphurisation plant
Kusile power plant project, South Africa – update
3rd February 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Eskom is expecting to operate temporary stacks on the three units at Kusile, which will bypass the flue-gas desulphurisation system. 


Aus strengthens hydrogen ties with Germany
30th January 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The Australian government has strengthened its hydrogen collaboration with Germany, announcing funding for four new joint projects under the German–Australian Hydrogen Innovation and Technology... 


Image of the Kusile power station
Kusile power plant project, South Africa – update
27th January 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Eskom has said it will approach the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment for an exemption to temporarily bypass the flue gas desulphurisation units at the Kusile power station. 


Mining Indaba introduces InfraTech platform to look at mining innovation
26th January 2023 By: Donna Slater

The organiser of the yearly Investing in African Mining Indaba, Hyve Group, reports that this year’s event will see the launch of a three-day InfraTech content platform that will include... 


South Africa faces decade of blackouts without gas, Wartsila says
28th November 2022 By: Bloomberg

Wartsila Oyj, a Finnish company that makes power plants, expects South Africa to face electricity outages for at least another decade unless it installs as much as $8 billion worth of gas-fired... 


Siemens Large Drives global solutions head Oliver Beck.
South Africa’s mining market is dynamic and fast-moving, Siemens Large Drives finds
25th November 2022 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa is a super dynamic and super fast-moving market, says Siemens Large Drives global solutions head Oliver Beck, who has just completed a week of discussions with customers to highlight... 


Infraco appoints interim CEO
22nd November 2022 By: Natasha Odendaal

State-owned telecommunications group Broadband Infraco has appointed Gift Zowa as acting CEO, effective November 16, following the end of term of Andrew Matseke. Zowa, a seasoned executive who... 


Glencore – Africa’s textbook case of corruption supply side
18th November 2022 By: Tara O’Connor

Diversified commodity trading and mining multinational Glencore has taken up tenth place in global corruption’s hall of shame.  In the first week of November, the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO)... 


Image of Kusile chimney damage
Kusile power plant project, South Africa – update
11th November 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Eskom has reported severe damage to a chimney at Kusile in the latest blow to the beleaguered power station. 


Image of feedwater pumps in the turbine island of Olkiluoto 3
Olkiluoto 3 European pressurised reactor project, Finland – update
11th November 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

It is not yet known when commissioning tests will resume at the European pressurised reactor project. 


Windaba panel asks: Jobs first, or energy first?
28th October 2022 By: Irma Venter

Manufacturing is responsible for only one-third of jobs within the wind energy sector, says Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Africa area director Marcel Cabral. Speaking at Windaba 2022, held... 


The Ethos adaptive radiotherapy system
Latest technology radiotherapy system installed in Cape Town hospital
26th October 2022 By: Rebecca Campbell

The Life Healthcare group on Tuesday officially inaugurated the first artificial intelligence (AI) and adaptive radiotherapy system in sub-Saharan Africa. Manufactured by US company Varian Medical... 


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